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Original team owner Walter Brown wanted a hook to try and get Boston's (at the time) large Irish population coming to home games and buying tickets ... So, he hit upon the idea of using the very Irish "Celtics" as the name. Also the team's mascot is called "Lucky the Leprechaun". Again very Irish.
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Why was the Boston Celtics name chosen?
The Celtics settled there.
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Boston Celtics is the name of a professonal Basketball team in Boston, Massachusetts.
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The Boston Celtics are from Massachusetts.
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patrick
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